Raging Bull will be shutting its doors at its Westgate Street store for the final time at the end of this month days after announcing it would close.

But management at the store have said they are seeking an alternative site in the town.

The two storey shop opened last August on a short-term lease but the building has now been sold by the landlord to a new company who plan to convert it to a food business.

Once it closes there will be five empty stores along Westgate Street, but not all of them have a business set to move in.

Shannon Mercer, managing director of Raging Bull, said: "The Westgate store was our first stand alone premium store and it has been a brilliant learning experience which has given us the confidence to look for a more permanent site.

"We are in active discussions with other sites in Gloucester and hope to find an alternative location as quickly as possible."

Posters in the windows of Raging Bull

The Westgate Street store has started a closing down sale in the next few days and Raging Bull will officially move out at the end of February.

In the meantime, House of Fraser in Cheltenham and Worcester plus the Raging Bull Swindon Outlet will be the closest stockists. The collection is also available online at www.ragingbull.co.uk.

The store only opened in August last year. Raging Bull is owned by legendary former Gloucester and England rugby player Phil Vickery.

The leader of Gloucester City Council, Paul James, said: "We will have to see what ends up going there."

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"In terms of the things that can help, Project Pilgrim can help, bringing the Flee back into use will help the city, moving the city council workforce to Shire Hall - all these things will make a positive contribution.

"There are businesses coming in as well as those that are leaving. But I don't believe there's one magic bullet to fixing," he added.

William Matthews, from the firm’s Gloucester headquarters, said: “Now, Shakes 2Go is aiming to make a splash in what has become a busy retail spot.

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At the time of the store's opening, legendary former Gloucester prop Mr Vickery - who lifted the World Cup with England in 2003 - said it had been a long-held dream to open a store in the city which gave him so much.

He said then: "An ambition of mine for some time to open in my home city and the Haydon Taylor site is perfect for us.

The inside of Gloucester's Raging Bull shop

"I am unbelievably proud of the City of Gloucester and very excited at all the developments going on at the moment so hope in a small way we can contribute to the future success of the centre."